Institute : Imaging Department – X-ray

Head of Institute

Head Nurse

Mr. Shimon Mendel

General Information

Department staff

Academy

Handouts

The Imaging Department serves every other department in the Medical Center, and particularly the ER, the outpatient clinics, outpatients from Health Funds, the Recruitment Bureau, the Ministry of Defense, Social Security and others.

The Department contains four work stations; department observation using a "centricity viewer", which allows communication with Rambam Hospital in Haifa and Tel Hashomer Hospital.

The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya, has seen a great deal of development in recent years in accordance with changes in diagnostic techniques. The Medical Center utilizes innovative equipment and makes use of state-of-the-art imaging techniques.

Imaging Techniques Available at the Imaging Institute

X-ray room: a digital x-ray device capable of producing x-ray images of digestive systems of all kinds, of the urinary system, of the uterus, and of invasive tests and imaging.

·X-ray room: used for x-ray imaging for standing and reclining patients for trauma and regular cases.

·Ultrasound: the instruments are equipped with various transducers, which enable a wide variety of tests, including Doppler tests, punctures and guided fluid removal. Ultrasounds are available at the Premature Babies Department, and at the ER for emergency tests.